Teaching robots to do household chores

Teaching robots to do household chores

“MIT’s Sims-inspired “VirtualHome” system aims to teach artificial agents a range of chores, such as setting the table and making coffee. (credit: MIT CSAIL)

Computer scientists at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the University of Toronto* have created a Sims-inspired “VirtualHome” system that can simulate detailed household tasks.

The idea is to allow “artificial agents” to execute tasks — opening up the possibility of one day teaching robots to do such tasks…”

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